The Commissioner's Award is presented annually by the Commissioner of the Canadian Football League to an individual or individuals who have demonstrated dedication and made a significant contribution to Canadian Football. The award was first introduced in the 1990 CFL season.
Award winners
- 2025 â Wade Miller, President and CEO Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- 2024 â Amar Doman, Owner BC Lions
- 2023 â Bob Young, Owner Hamilton Tiger Cats
- 2022 â Jeff Harbin, CFL Manager, Officiating, long time on-field official, replay official, Rules Committee member, Rule Book editor.
- 2021 â Nurse Sara May, Hamilton-area nurse in honour of her work during COVID-19 pandemic.
- 2019 â Jim Lawson, chairman of the CFL's Board of Governors
- 2018 â Pierre Vercheval
- 2017 â Rick Sowieta, former Ottawa Rough Rider
- 2016 â Jason Colero â Toronto Argonauts Director of Education & Community Programs
- 2015 â Bernie Custis, CFL's first Black Quarterback
- 2014 â Ottawa Redblack ownership group
- 2013 â Dwayne Mandrusiak, Edmonton Eskimos Equipment Manager
- 2012 â Every CFL player all-time (accepted by CFLPA president Mike Morreale)
- 2011 â Larry Reda, BC Amateur Football
- 2010 â Ridernation, All the fans of Saskatchewan Roughriders
- 2009 â Wally Buono, Calgary Stampeders and BC Lions GM and Coach
- 2008 â Ron Lancaster, Outstanding career with several CFL teams as player, Coach, CBC broadcaster
- 2007 â Keith Pelley, Toronto Argonauts
- 2006 â Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ghosts, accepted by team board member Gene Dunn
- 2005 â The Waterboys
- 2004 â Russ Jackson, Ottawa Rough Riders Hall of Fame Quarterback
- 2003 â TSN, Toronto
- 2002 â Hugh Campbell, Long time Edmonton Eskimos Coach/GM/CEO & President
- 2001 â Robert Wetenhall and Larry Smith, Montreal Alouettes owners
- 2000 â Jeff Gilles, Toronto Argonauts
- 1999 â Fausto Bellomino, Toronto
- 1998 â Jim Hunt, Toronto writer, radio broadcaster
- 1997 â Bolan and Egres
- 1996 â John Tory, Toronto Argonauts
- 1995 â Don Wittman, CBC Broadcaster
- 1994 â Norm Fieldgate, British Columbia Lions
- 1993 â Reg Wheeler, Hamilton Wildcats, helped build Canadian Football Hall of Fame
- 1992 â Tom Shepherd, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- 1991 â Jack Matheson, Winnipeg Tribune sports writer
- 1990 â Greg B. Fulton, played for Calgary, he developed play-by-play summaries and record stats for the CFL, & member of CFL rules committee.
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